Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 20th June 2018

Dilbert//10658, first published eight years ago on Wednesday 20th June 2018

Dilbert for Tuesday 19th June 2018

Dilbert for Thursday 21st June 2018

We Need To Talk

Tags

contradiction, argument, disagreement

Official transcript

Boss: The software upgrade will be ready by Friday. Dilbert: Actually, that's when we will start writing it. Boss: And it will save us twenty million dollars. Dilbert: Actually, it will cost a million dollars and save nothing. Boss: We need to talk. Dilbert: We do? I'm not feeling that.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE WILL BE READY FRIDAY.

ACTUALLY, THAT'S WHEN WE WILL START WRITING IT.

AND IT WILL SAVE US TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS.

ACTUALLY, IT WILL COST A MILLION DOLLARS AND SAVE NOTHING.

WE NEED TO TALK.

WE DO?

I'M NOT FEELING THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Software Upgrade"

Summary:

The comic strip follows a conversation between Dilbert and his coworkers about a software upgrade. The conversation is presented in three panels, with each panel featuring a different aspect of the discussion.

Panel 1:

Dilbert announces that the software upgrade will be ready on Friday.
He mentions that they will start writing it when it's ready.
The coworker on the left expresses skepticism, asking if they will actually start writing it.

Panel 2:

Dilbert reveals that the software upgrade will cost twenty million dollars and save nothing.
The coworker on the right is shocked by this revelation, asking how they can justify the expense.
Dilbert responds that they need to talk about it, implying that the decision has already been made.

Panel 3:

The coworker on the left asks if they do, implying that they are not feeling the need to discuss the matter further.
The coworker on the right agrees, saying that they don't feel like discussing it either.
Dilbert concludes the conversation by stating that they will talk about it, but it's clear that the decision has already been made.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic nature of large corporations, where decisions are often made without input from employees. The conversation between Dilbert and his coworkers highlights the absurdity of the situation, where a twenty-million-dollar software upgrade is being implemented without any apparent justification or consideration for its impact on the company.

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